awatson

thye recieved our aos package on the 5th of march and have yet to enter any information into their computer on our cas so i have no idea as to when this will take place. anyone else jere having this long of a wait.

we mailed off our paperwork about 2 weeks ago to the chicago lockbox and got our receipt that they have recieved it, they have not cashed the check about how long before we should be at least seeing they they have at least done this so i can gauge that they are at least moving along with the paperwork.

thanks alan watson

how do i go about getting my wifes name on the house note and will the bank even do it seeing as she is not employeed and she has not recieved her green card yet ?

thanks aw

am i reading this correctly the fee for aos i 1085 bucks bend me over again uncle sam

my fiancee just entered the usa a little over 2 weeks ago and we will be married in about another 2 weeks, my question is does she need anything from the civil surgeon to apply for her aos or does she not need any of this till she goes for her first green card? from looking at the paperwork for the aos i see nothing asking for anything from the civil surgeon on the inital paperwork.

thanks alan

Congratulations!!

Who is Mrs. Yang and how do we get a hold of her? I'm just starting out and collecting as much information as I can.

Thank you

get your fiancee to look her up on qq in china she will know what i am talking about that is the easiest way to get a hold of her if she cannot find her let me know and i will get lin to send her the info, she also rents apartments just around the corner from the consulate nothing fancy but they have what you need and cheaper than a hotel.

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Lin went for her interview on wednesday at seven thirty am and was out by about 10 qm and she got her pink slip and it is thursday night and i am hopeing that it will be ready tomorrow so we can fly back to shenyang pick up her things and fly out on sunday afternoon and get back to some place less crowded this is my 2rd time here in 7 months and i am done flying long distances for awhile a lttl more than 45000 miles in 7 months. her interview went smoothly a man did hers and only asked a few questions only looked at a few pics did not ask to see emails or phone records she got off east from what i have heard but another friend she met got hers also so good luck to all of you and hope yours goes as smoothly as Lins did oh and by the way look up mrs yang she can help you out.

only guangzhou processes k1 visas no other place in china does it

Yes, that's correct. They've changed the process so that you go on the date on the letter for fingerprinting, document submission, etc. Then you return the next morning for the interview. Fun.

Here's the official announcement from their site.

IV Announcement

Changes to Immigrant Visa Processing

As of Monday, December 6, 2010, Immigrant Visa (IV) applicants processing at Guangzhou will be required to go to the Consular Office at 12:30pm on the date specified on the appointment letter for fingerprint and document intake. The applicant(s) will then be required to return the following morning at 7:30am for their interview.

thanks for the info nice of them to tell everyone about it huh? their website is not the easiest thing to find out things on either

lins interview is supposed to be on the 7th of december, we are here in guangzhou now and were told by mrs yang that they have changed how they do the interview now, she said they actually take your documents the day of the scheduled interview and then do the interview the next day. anyone else heards of this

i agree with you i would not want to waste my time or theirs and whether one goes or not it should not count for ones case or against it.

they asked for it in the instructions that came with packet 4 it is not on the form itself just like they want certain areas filled out in chinese and english, seems everytime we jump through their hoop they add one or teo more. i guess the only ones getting in here illegally are the mexicans sneaking across our borders and being given their green cards and citzenship and everyone else has to fill out every form known to mankind and 2 or 3 more that are kept secret till the interview then you are supposed to pull it out of your #### at that time. how well our governemt works

on form ds 156 they are asking for something called the chinese telegraph code for the persons surnames and given names. does anyone have the slightest idea of how to get this information? could our government possibly want any more B,S than this?

Petitioner Hour for U.S. Citizens to Discontinue

Please note that the Immigrant Visa Section will no longer be holding petitioner hour for U.S. citizens after November 15, 2010. In addition, the Immigrant Visa Unit asks that all inquiries regarding immigrant visas be directed to us using the on-line form available on our website

was anyone else aware of this? isnt this the thing where we supposedly supposed to go and show our support and all that good stuff?

i am currently in china, i know to go to the citic bank here but what do i tell them when i go there to pay the fee for the visa

i am at work and do not have the info with me but will do it when i get home in the morning

thanks will email them tomorrow to make sure they have the correct address.

got a question, about how long should it take my fiancee to get packet 4 from the embassy and recieve an email fromn them ? found out her interview is supposed to be on the 7th of december from the state departmentjusst do not want till the last minute to act if it should already be there, one other question how could i contact the embassy there to have another email or about her appointment letter she will need to go to the interview ? thanks alan

IF you have the EMS label set to deliver at the local PO Box in GUZ or to one of the local housing establishments,(There is a lot of advice on places to stay over at the "CFL" webforum, typically the visa should be in hand within a couple days assuming no issues. It is still not advisable to purchase her ticket until the visa is in hand. As far as your POE, any international airport is used to handling non-English speaking travelers so she shouldn't worry. One easy tip is for her to identify someone in a nearby seat who is probably on their way back to the US from visiting family and is bilingual and then ask them if they will handcarry her to the immigration line. We entered at the terminal at O'hare and got stuck in processing for over an hour because NVC had not updated my address change so her papers didn't match the system and they held her while they tracked down the information. The main thing she needs to be careful about is bringing a lot of medicinal or food products because if she is spot checked she will lose most of it. I say this because there is certainly a mother or friend who will tell her that she NEEDS to take certain items that are impossible to find in the US.

thanks knew about not buying the ticket and i was wondering about the time it may take to get the visa if all goes well the interview is on a wednesday and i am hoping to have it if approved by friday afternoon any way.

hey need to aska question, i am going to china in dec for my fiancees interview and because of work and time constraints i am afraid they may not have the visa to her by the time i have to leave, so my question is how hard would it be for her to enter here without me? keep in mind her english is limited and is there one poe that would be better than another? i do not want to have to fly back to china if i do not have to , but do not mind meeting her at the airport here and flying back to atlanta with her from her poe, any dvice would be helpful. thanks in advanc.

alan watson

hey just found out today our interview is on dec 7th at 1230 (alan&lin). anyone here have the information about the couple that rents the apartments there in guangzhou?

thanks

yes i have seen those and thanks for the link though, me and my fiancee's petition is at the embassy there in Guangzhou and all we are waiting on is for an interview date to be set. talked to the dept of state this morning (monday) our papers have been entered into the computer but still no movement on the interview hopefully sometime in december. what part of north carolina do you live in? me i am in albama at the present time.

that should be no suprise about the women in england, have you ever heard the joke about the frenchman that was arrested for having sex with a corpse and when questioned by the judge as to why he did this he responded i really did not know she was dead i just thought she was english.

hey any one had a k1 approved lately in china seen a few people had interviews lately but nothing posted about any of them like what questions were asked, etc,etc.

skype will not give you the option to print out your account page any ideas on how to do this